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Fernandez: Self-referential Lies

It’s them low-level officials acting up again. The Blaze reports another leak.  “The U.S. has apologized to Israel for leaking details of the attack in Syria. Senior administration officials said to their [Israeli] counterparts that they are examining the issue and that … Continue reading

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Fernandez: The Lying King

At a dinner not long ago someone described the wonders of a new product which uploaded your vital signs to the Cloud,  a process that was so much more accurate than having to take it yourself and write it down … Continue reading

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Fernandez: When Jupiter Aligns With Mars: Are Scandals Coincidence, or Breaking Point?

A friend in D.C. with whom I was having a conversation remarked on the timing of our discourse with words to the effect of: “It’s a hot time in the old town tonight.” The headlines are definitely interesting: Benghazi, the … Continue reading

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Fernandez: A man, a can and the end of the road

And now Israel prepares for the inevitable response. The Washington Post reports “Israel’s military has deployed a rocket defense system to the north of the country following reported Israeli airstrikes in neighboring Syria targeting weapons believed to be destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah … Continue reading

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Fernandez: Information Cancer

One of the most puzzling things about ordinary life is the question of where all lost ballpens and drug store sunglasses go. Some eventually turn up under the cushions of the sofa or reappear under the refrigerator. Yet when compared … Continue reading

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Fernandez: A Familiar Face

CBS News reports that one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was known to the FBI. The FBI admitted Friday they interviewed the now-deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years ago and failed to find any incriminating information about … Continue reading

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Fernandez: Last-Mover Advantage

The phrase “low-information voter” was originally coined to describe people who were too stupid to vote for liberal policies because they didn’t know what was good for them. “Low-information voters will vote against labor unions, in spite of the fact that the labor … Continue reading

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Fernandez: Francis

The verdict on Pope Francis I is already in. A left-wing posting site  notes in horror that a “priest on CBC says anti-gay pope who hid political prisoners on an island from human rights groups is ‘with the times,’”  that is to say Francis can’t … Continue reading

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Fernandez: The Life That We Have

Eben Alexander’s Proof of Heaven is a personal account of a medical doctor who came within an ace of a documented brain death yet made a full recovery. That person was Alexander himself. While in the coma Dr. Alexander had a near … Continue reading

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